Written questions
2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Feb 2018 · Home Office
Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to (a) process the DBS application and either scan or return to the applicant for amendments, (b) search the Police Nationa
2 Feb 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides to local (a) councils and (b) governance structures overseas through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
1 Feb 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was allocated to Syria under the (a) Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and (b) Conflict Pool in 2016-2017.
1 Feb 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 14 December 2015 to Question 20000, on Department of Health: Buildings, what refurbishments have been carried out by (a) his Department, (b) his Department’s non-dep
1 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the administrative costs of recovering money from offenders in court-ordered financial impositions for April to September (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
1 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of claimants of (a) jobseekers allowance and (b) universal credit have been sanctioned as a result of a failure to attend mandated English lessons.
1 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants for (a) jobseekers’ allowance and (b) universal credit have been (i) referred for an assessment of their English language skills and (ii) mandated to undertake English learning in eac
1 Feb 2018 · Home Office
British Nationality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had their British citizenship removed under (a) section 40, Subsection 4A of the British Nationality Act 1981 since 4 November 2015 and (b) section 40, subsection (i) 2 and (ii) 3
1 Feb 2018 · Home Office
British Nationality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the conclusions of the review of the operation of Section 40(4A) of the British Nationality Act 1981; and what steps her Department has taken as a result of these conclusions.
1 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tenancy Deposit Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many successful prosecutions there have there been for failure to comply with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme under ss212-3 of the Housing Act 2004.
1 Feb 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Nuisance Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints relating to (a) automated and (b) live telesales calls have been received by the Information Commissioner's Office since 2016; how many fines were issued by that Offi
1 Feb 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nurses: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the number of Advanced Practitioners who have been trained for children’s nursing in the community since 2015.
1 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tenants' Associations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has taken recent steps to make it easier for tenants’ associations to gain formal recognition; and if he will make a statement.
1 Feb 2018 · Attorney General
Travellers: Discrimination
To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions there have been under the Equality Act 2010 for discrimination against the Gypsy and Traveller communities.
1 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have (a) applied and (b) had their applications rejected for the tax free childcare scheme in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency since that schemes introduction.
1 Feb 2018 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what restrictions there are on the (a) working hours and (b) type of work permitted for international students with tier 4 visas; and whether her Department plans to implement further such restriction
30 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Childcare: Brent
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance his Department has made available to Brent Council for expanding the number of free childcare places.
30 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Childcare: Camden
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance his Department has made available to Camden Council for expanding the number of free childcare places.
30 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of workers in the childcare sector who are employed on zero-hour contracts.
30 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made towards meeting the 2020 poverty reduction targets set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010; and if she will make a statement.
30 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
North Korea: Overseas Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the 2014 Commission of Inquiry Report on human rights in North Korea, if he will publish his Department’s total expenditure on teacher training programmes in North Korea
30 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Childcare and Early Years has had with childcare settings of all types about improving access, affordability and quality of childcare since he was appoint
30 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Childcare and Early Years has had with parents of disabled children about improving access, affordability and quality of childcare for disabled children s
30 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Hampstead and Kilburn
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he holds any information on the number of nursery places available in the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
30 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Childcare: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the level of accessibility of childcare for disabled children.
30 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the potential effect of the tax-free childcare scheme on childcare prices; and if he will make a statement.
30 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of divorced and separated parents who will have to decide which of them should own a tax-free childcare account; how HM Revenue and Customs plans to resolve disputes over such
30 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of primary school starting age on (a) intellectual development, (b) social mobility and (c) results in (i) GCSE and (ii) A-level examinations.
30 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) National Savings and Investments staff will be employed administering tax-free childcare in (i) 2017-18 and (ii) 2018-19.
30 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how many families will benefit from the tax-free childcare scheme.
Source: official written-questions record.